Slip holding device



Oct. 18, 1932 5, Y UN 1,883,270

' SL1? HOLDING DEVICE Filed March 28, 1950 (If ilk/7' N7 "m; f @133; BY6PM W ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 18, 1932 PATENT OFFEOE ROBERT S. YOUNG, OF NEW BRIGHTON,NEW YORK SLIP HOLDING DEVICE Application filed March 28,

This invention relates to slip-holding devices such as are shown anddescribed in my copending application for patent filed the 20th day ofJanuary, 1930, and bearing the Serial No. 422,210, now'matured intoPatent Additional to the objects mentioned in said copending applicationone important object of the present invention is to provide a novelgeneral construction of such slip-holding devices.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a novel form ofbase for properly positioning the slips for convenience in handling.

A third important object of the invention is to provide novel means forholding the slips adjacent their ends so that the slips will slideeasily from engagement with the holding means at one end and will notaccidentally slide from engagement with the other holding means.

A fourth important object of the invention is to provide a novelarrangement for retaining slips in turned position after the operatorhas turned them back upon completion of his work on the slips.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and specifically claimed.-

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate theparts in the several views, and

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device. Figure 2 is a longitudinalsection of the device.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View of the invention.

Figure 4 is a detail section on the line 4-4: of Figure 2.

The body of the device is preferably cast or molded of suitable materialsuch as aluminum, bakelite or the like and comprises a base of elongatedform of suitable dimensions to support the size and character of slipused, it being readily understood that a device of this kind will have adifferent size 1930. Serial No. 439,831.

and proportion of base if it is to be used for stock slips from the sideand proportions used for bank checks or slips for other purposes, suchas weight slips, time slips and the like. Side flanges 11 depend fromthis base so as to provide a suitable fiat support for the base andother side flanges 12 project upwardly from the base and increase inlength from front to rear where they merge into comparatively high sidewalls 13 which have their rear ends connected by a back wall 14. Lugs 15are formed beneath the forward portion of the base 10 and serve forattachment of a long leaf spring 16 by which the device may be clippedto a table or shaft.

Bearings 17 and 17 are formed on the under side of the base 10 at eachside of its longitudinal center and these bearings extend from pointsclose to one side of wall 11 transversely of the base and terminate inspaced relation to the remaining wall 11. Extending through. the basefrom points adjacent the bearings and running along the side wall adjacent said bearings are slots 18 and 18. Shafts 19 and 19 are journalled in these bearings and are provided with arms 20 and 20extending through the slots toward adjacent ends respective of the body.These arms carry at their free ends transverse extensions 21 and 21, ofwhich 21 has its extremity bent down as at 22, a suitable opening 23being provided in the base to accominodate this bent down portion whenthe device is empty. At the other ends of the shafts are respective rockarms or cranks 24: S

and 24: and it is to be especially noted that the crank to the rear ofthe deviceis of greater crank length than that on the front shaft. Aspring 25 connects these cranks and the arrangement of the cranks, withone longer than the other, is such that the rear cross piece 21 is urgedtowards the base with greater force than the front cross pieces 21 and21. Moreover there is fitted on the rear cross piece a friction elementhere shown as a section of rubber tubing 26.

A yoke 27 has its arm straddling the rear end of the body and turned into fit in opening 28 so that the yoke may be positioned in the operativeposition shown in full lines in Figure 2 or may be folded into dottedline position for storage.

In using the device, assuming the operator to be right handed, theholder is clipped by x the spring 16 to a table or the like with thefront end to the right. The cross pieces 21 and 21' are then raised anda package P of the slips to be inspected and recorded is placed beneaththese cross pieces with the J butts of the strips in the-pocket formedby the walls 13 and 14:, and the cross pieces released. The rubbersleeve grips the buttportions of the slips so that they will notaccidentally slip out during manipulation. At the other cross piece orgrip 21 the ends of the strips are held lightly so that, by placingthe'left hand with the fingers extending over the raised central portionof the pack, the left thumb may be used to turn the strips back one byone, the fingers being used to hold the turned strips until several havebeen accumulated, whereupon they may be tucked through the yoke and willbe there held.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of the invention without departing from the materialprinciples thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine theinvention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it isdesired to include all such as come within the scope of the followingclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend and provided at one end with an upstanding wall, spring actuatedclips at respective ends of said base, one of said clips beingurged'toward the base with greater force than the'second clip, and meanson the first clip resisting slipping of paper slips from beneath saidfirst clip.

2. A slip holder including an elongated base, shafts journalled belowsaid base and having rock arms at corresponding ends, the rock arm onthe first shaft having greater radial length than the second rock arm,an arm projecting from the first shaft at one side of the base andextending toward one end of the base, a clipping end projecting fromsaid arm transverse the base, a second arm projecting from the secondshaft towards the other end of the base, a clipping end projecting fromthe second arm across the base, and a tension spring connecting the endofthe rock arms.

3. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, upstanding end and side walls at one end of said base forming aslip end receiving pocket, spring actuated clips at respective ends ofsaid base, one of said clips being urged toward the base with greaterforce than the second clip, and a slip receiving loop at one end of saidbase.

4. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, up standing end and side walls at one end of said base forming aslip end receiving pocket, spring actuated clips at respective ends ofsaid base, 0ne of-said clips being urged toward the base with greaterforce than the second clip, means on the first clip resisting slippingof paper slips from beneath said first clip, and a slip receiving loopat one end of said base having inturned ends journalled in said sidewalls.

5. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, up standing end and side walls at one end of said base forming aslip end receiving pocket, shafts j ournalled below said base and havingrock armsat corresponding ends, the rock arm on the first shaft havinggreater radial length than the second rock arm, an arm projecting fromthe first shaft at one side of the base and extending toward one end ofthe base, a clipping end projecting from said arm transverse the base, asecond arm projecting from the second shaft towards the other end of thebase, a clipping end project ing from the second arm across the base, atension spring connecting the end of the rock arms, and a'slip receivingloop at one end of said base having inturned ends journalled in saidside walls.

6. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, spring actuated clips at respective ends of said base, one of saidclips being urged toward the base with greater force than the secondclip, and guard'flanges at the sides of said base having straight bottomedges to form a support for the'bowed base.

7. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, shafts ournailed below said base and having rock arms atcorresponding ends, the rock arm on the first shaft having greaterradial length than the second rock arm, an arm projecting from the firstshaft at one side of the base and extending toward one end of the base,a clipping end projecting from said arm transverse the base, a secondarm projecting from the second shafttowards the other end of the base, aclipping end projecting from the second arm across the base, a tensionspring connecting the end of the rock arms, and guard flanges at thesides of said base housing said rock arms and having straight bottomedges to support the base on a plane surface.

8. A slip holder including an elongated base bowed upwardly from end toend, shafts ournalled below said base and having rock arms atcorresponding ends, the rock arm on the first shaft having greaterradial length than the second rock arm, an arm projecting from the firstshaft at one side of the base and extending toward one end of the base,a clipping end projecting from said arm transverse the base, a secondarm projecting from the second shaft toward the other end of the base, aclipping end projecting from the second arm across the base, a tensionspring connecting the end of the rock arms, upstanding end and sideWalls at one end of said base forming a slip end receiving pocket, a

slip receiving loop at one end of said base having inturned ends journalled in said side Walls, and guard flanges at the sides of saidbase housing said rock arms and having straight bottom edges to supportthe base on a plane surface.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ROBERT S. YOUNG.

